Pellegatti claims Milan will have Head of Football by October 10: "Figure is in place"

News that AC Milan want to hire a new sporting director soon is not surprising. After all, this has been suggested heavily recently.

In the past few days, maybe due to the international break, the talk surrounding Milan has largely revolved aroundthe hiring of a new sporting director/Head of Football. Gerry Cardinale is reportedly keen to make a decision within the next few months, but it could be sooner.

Read SempreMilan ad-free and get access to exclusive news. There are plenty of names swirling and it's difficult to call who will get the job, with Matteo Moretto hinting that itwon't be the fans' favouritefor the role… Pellegatti's bold call According to Carlo Pellegatti - who spoke on his YouTube channel, via MilanNews - the new figure will not be Markus Krösche, with someone else already in place… "The question that seems most relevant today concerns the person who should be appointed as head of football.

If I can speculate - not on names, but by already telling you that Krösche and Boto, the Flamengo sporting director mentioned earlier, are out of the question. "One hypothesis I feel I can support is that, before the return to the pitch for the match in Reggio Emilia against Sassuolo, this figure should be in place.

I really believe we're there and that there won't be much time left. We'll see if this role is identified, as I believe it will be, before the season resumes.

It would be important, because it would mean someone who still needs to settle in and get their bearings. "On the other hand, if it wasn't decided to bring him in earlier, we have to start somewhere; such a traumatic start, and these pressures could even prove useful to the new arrival.

I think we'll have this new role by October 10th. "There are no hot names at the moment; we'll see if anyone emerges in the coming days.

It will be interesting to see who the mysterious figure is and when they'll be appointed. If Pellegatti is right, they'll be in place ahead of the game against Sassuolo on October 11.